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US 4,907,833 AGranted
Outside handle device for use in a vehicle
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShinji Ogasawara, Yukio Isomura, Tetsurou Tanimoto
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Abstract
An outside handle device has a stationary base to which a handle is pivotably mounted. A bell-crank operatively connected to a door latching mechanism is also pivotably mounted to the base. A common spring has ends connected to both the handle and the bell-crank for urging both to initial positions thereof. The common spring permits the simultaneous return of both the handle and the bell-crank to their initial positions, so that noise generation is avoided.
Claims6
An outside handle device for use with a vehicle, comprising:
- a stationary base;
- a handle pivotably mounted on said base;
- a spring provided on said handle and having one end engaging said handle and urging said handle to an initial position thereof;
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- a bell-crank operatively connected to a door latching mechanism and engaged with the other end of said spring, said other end of said spring urging said bell-crank to an initial position thereof.
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